Tampa Bay Buccaneers News and Rumors

Mike Ditka critical of proposal to eliminate kickoffs

Ever since Roger Goodell floated the idea proposed by Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano to eliminate kickoffs in a TIME magazine feature last week, many people have called the proposal ridiculous. Former Chicago Bears tight end and coach Mike…

Maybe Brandon McDonald can’t solve all the many problems of the Tampa Bay secondary, but his re-signing by the Bucs today sure can’t hurt. With the worst pass defense in the NFL, the Bucs can use all the help they can get. Before he was released on No

By Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist Tuesday, December 11, 2012 If you did not know better, you might wonder if someone took out a bounty on Roger Goodell.Man, did he get blindsided by Paul Tagliabue.As the announcers say during the replays, that one…

Triplets' blitz bring joy to Bucs quarterback Dan Orlovsky, wife

By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, December 11, 2012 TAMPAAs an NFL quarterback, Dan Orlovsky goes to work each day to confront the complexities of hot routes and zone blitzes, handling each task with aplomb. • But at home, where the tabl

Where they rank on offense, defense

The latest NFL statistics, which include the Monday night game, are out and the New Orleans Saints continue to have the league’s worst defense. The Saints are No. 32 in total defense. They also are No. 32 against the run. They’re No. 30 against the pa

In vacating the 31 games' worth of player suspensions and fines handed to four players over the Saints' bounty sanctions, former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue today, in effect, slammed the Saints' coaching staff and organization for the existence of a…